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Shirin Gerami

We watched Shirin break records and change history as she became the first Iranian woman to finish the Kona Ironman Triathlon Championships. Though she doesn't typically wear a hijab, she did so during this grueling athletic event to meet Iran's national standards for women, all in hopes she could set a precedent for women coming after her.

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